India's first coronavirus patient thanks hospital staff who took care of her

India's first coronavirus patient thanks hospital staff who took care of her

KERALA: India's first coronavirus patient, a 24-year-old girl who was discharged from hospital pose recovery thanked the hospital staff for their support.

"Their dedication and concern really moved me. I was allowed to make calls and that eased some pressure. I finished some books also. Once or twice, I was emotionally down but health inspector, Sheebha, and my counsellor, Neeu Prabha, helped me immensely," she told Hindustan Times.

"If coronavirus affects a healthy person, it does not cause many problems. But for immuno-compromised, it can be life-threatening. The mortality rate in just 2% and in our climate, this might not spread," she told HT.

The girl contracted coronavirus after returning from Wuhan, was discharged from Thrissur Medical College Hopsital a few days ago.

The patient has successfully managed to battle the condition which has left many people dead and infected in China. The student said that she had decided to leave China pose the outbreak and found a ticket to Kolkata.

According to WHO, Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.

"Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people. Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. Several known coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans," stated WHO.

Most common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.

Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs. Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing, said WHO.

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